The Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-11-09, Page 1010 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Lisa Keown and Frank Williams were suited up in
style for the 'Grammy Awards' theme.
Willie Nelson' took a look at the
silent auction items.
Dancing was a big part of the evening.
Women's House Serving Bruce and Grey's annual Fall Gala raised $28,000 for the organization on Oct. 15, 2016.
Chris Conley was the winner of the
diamond stud earrings, and is seen with
Women's House's Tiffany Love.
Shared photo
Women's House Gala 2016 raises $28,000 for shelter and services
The "30th Anniversary
Grammy Awards" was the
theme for the evening on
Oct. 15, 2016, and there were
definitely Grammy celebri-
ties present!
This fundraising event
generated $28,000 for Wom-
en's House serving Bruce
and Grey.
The evening featured
high-quality dinner
entertainment provided by
"Maggie, Mike and Paul,"
and evening entertainment
provided by DJ Joe Carter.
Dinner was provided by
Everywhere Catering and
was a huge hit. Guests
patiently waited for the Golf
Simulator to open, as this
was a brand new feature this
year. Again, the trivia game
was a major hit.
The elimination draw was
once again the highlight of
the evening.
The winners of the elim-
ination draw were: 3rd
prize (Two Buddies in Bad
Times Theatre tickets )-
Duncan Hamann; 2nd
prize (VIP Wine Tour for
four people at Southbrook
Vineyards) - Paul
Hamann; and 1st prize
(Diamond Stud Earrings
worth $1500 donated by
DC Taylor's) -Chris Coley.
"Both the silent and live
auctions were huge suc-
cesses this year due to the
continued support of local
businesses," said WHS-
BG's Tiffany Love, adding
the silent auction was
again a great success rais-
ing almost $6,000.
The live auction had some
new packages this year and
generated $6,200.
Along with the excitement
generated by the draws and
the anticipation of final bid-
ding efforts was a sense of
charity.
Women's House is sup-
ported by residents of Grey
and Bruce Counties and
could not provide services
without fundraised dollars.
Women's House said it was
proud to host such a suc-
cessful event and anticipates
the upcoming International
Women's Day in March 4,
2017.
Anyone interested in par-
ticipating in WHSBG events
or to make a donation con-
tact Tiffany at 519-396-9814
Ex.225.
Labour Market Planning Board sees unemployment decline in region
The unemployment rate
continued to decline for the
Stratford -Bruce Peninsula eco-
nomic region from 4.4% in
September to 3.9% in October.
The province also saw a
decline of .3% from 6.9% to
6.6%.
Job numbers in our region
jumped by 4,000, from
146,300 in September to
150,300 in October.
This growth was mainly
driven by gains Of 3,800, with
a slight increase in full-time
jobs.
The Goods -producing sec-
tor saw a slight increase in
jobs (+300) while the ser-
vice -producing sector saw
an increase of 3,700 jobs.
The Goods -producing sec-
tor saw job gains (+700) in
both Agriculture
and Construction, while
Manufacturing took another
hit with 1,400losses and Util-
ities lost 300 jobs. Numbers
for this sector will not tally
because of suppression of
data in Forestry, fishing, min-
ing, quarrying, oil and gas.
In the Service -producing
sector, Healthcare and social
assistance rebounded with
job gains of 1,000 after the
previous month's loss of 900
jobs. Job gains were also
seen in Wholesale and retail
trade (+2,200) Educational
services (+1,100) and
Accommodation and food
services (+1,000).
Job losses came in Busi-
ness, building and other
support services (-600),
Finance, scientific and tech-
nical services (-500), and
Other services (-600).
According to the Govern-
ment of Canada's labour
market September 2016 bul-
letin, the region has been
seeing a rebound in local
service industry develop-
ments. This continues with
the announcement of new
tenants at Goderich's Sun -
coast Mall, the opening of
The Amber Hotel in Grand
Bend and construction of
the Chapman House hospice
in Owen Sound.
"Two positives we can see
from the October employ-
ment numbers is that our
labour force grew by 3,300 as
the unemployment rate fell,"
said Gemma Mendez -Smith,
executive director at the
Four County Labour Market
Planning Board.
Businesses urged to `Brown Bag' lunch, give back on `Giving Tuesday' for United Way
Tuesday, Nov. 29, the first
day of the giving season
known as 'Giving Tuesday;
will be a change for locals to
give back.
The global day of giving
happens each year after
Black Friday and Cyber
Monday.
It's a day when individu- 2016 local businesses will be
als, charities and businesses helping a neighbour in need.
join together to celebrate The United Way of Bruce
giving and participate in Grey isaGivingTuesdaypart-
activities that support local nerandwillbemarkingtheday
charities and non -profits. with a "Brown Bag Challenge"
By donating your take out Businesses and community
coffee and lunch money and groups are being asked to take
"Brown Bagging it" on Nov 29, up the challenge, as well as
workplaces, churches,
schools, community groups,
service clubs and sports
teams throughout Bruce -Grey
to help the most vulnerable
members of our community.
This is a matched event,
with every dollar donated
matched (up to $10,000) by
Bruce Power, an energized
partner in community
improvement and a dedi-
cated United Way workplace
campaign contributor.
Every dollar invested in
the community through the
United Way stays in Bruce -
Grey to be reinvested back
Outage of Unit 7 reactor a chance for Bruce Power to harvest medical isotope Cobalt -60
Bruce Power operations
staff has safely and success-
fully harvested 24 Cobalt -60
rods during the Unit 7
planned maintenance out-
age, to the benefit of count-
less hospital patients across
the world.
The Cobalt -60 will be sent
to Nordion, an Ottawa -based
company which produces
radioactive sources that are
used to sterilize 40 per cent
of the world's single -use
medical devices such as
gowns, gloves, masks and
syringes, as well as certain
food products. Cobalt -60 is
also used to stop the spread
of mosquito -borne illnesses
such as the Zika and West
Nile Viruses, as well as den-
gue, through the innovative
Sterile Insect Technique.
"Bruce Power is proud of
the role clean nuclear power
plays in keeping hospitals
safe," said Len Clewett, Chief
Nuclear Officer. "By fulfilling
our long-term agreement with
Nordion to harvest Cobalt -60
from our Bruce B reactors, we
continue to harness the
incredible power of nuclear
energy for more than just
clean, affordable electricity"
Bruce Power recently
signed an agreement to begin
supplying Nordion with
'High Specific Activity' (HSA)
Cobalt, which is used in the
treatment of brain -related
cancers. For 60 years, Nordi-
on's supply of medical -grade
Cobalt has come primarily
from the National Research
Universal (NRU) reactor in
Chalk River, ON, which is
slated to reach its end -of -life
in 2018, creating the possibil-
ity of an international short-
age of medical -grade Cobalt
- a gap Bruce Power will now
help fill.
The first HSA Cobalt will
be loaded into Unit 7 during
this planned maintenance
outage, and will be har-
vested and sent to Nordion
for processing in about two
years.
"HSA Cobalt is at the fore-
front of innovative new med-
ical technologies, so we're
excited to be part of
into the community where it
is needed the most.
To donate online go to
Donatetoday.ca or for infor-
mation and to register a
workplace or community
group call 519-376-1560 or
email fundraising@united-
waybg.com.
the supply chain for this
radiation therapy," Clewett
said. "As a long-time sup-
plier of Cobalt -60, we're
helping to keep our hospitals
safe for patients. Now, with
HSA Cobalt, we will have a
greater benefit to human
health across the globe:'
Learn more about how
Cobalt -60 keeps hospitals
safe for at cleannuclearpow-
ersafehospitals.com